Jewel-mounting



No. 750,798. PATENTED FEB. 2, 1904. A. A. BOISMAURB.

JEWEL MOUNTING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1903.

' R0 MODEL.

WITNESSES INVENTUR fl lf?'d fl. Boismuure 14/4 By @i) I A TTOHIVEYS Patented February 2, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED A. BOISHAURE, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE BOIS- MAURE OSCILLATING JEWELRY COMPANY, OF NEW JERSEY.

JEWEL-MOUNTING- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 750,798, dated February 2, 1904.

Application filed June 6, 1903. Serial No. 160,812. No model.)

To all whmn it natty concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED A. BOISMAURE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ewel-Wlountings, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide a jewel-mounting by means of which a jewel, precious stone, or other ornament may be supported in or surrounded by a vibratory member which is annular in general form and which is resiliently connected with a stationary support, whereby increasing brilliancy, luster, and attractiveness are given to the ornaments.

The invention described and claimed in this application is an improvement on that described and claimed in United States Letters Patent granted to me March 20, 1900, No. 6%,909, and is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a partial central vertical section of a jewel-mounting made according to my invention; Fig. 2, a front view thereof, and Fig. 3 a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

In the practice of my invention, as shown in the drawings, I provide a stick-pin a, the larger end of which is provided with a longitudinal support 5, which is rigidly secured thereto and which is provided with forwardly directed members 0, which are provided each with a hollow cylindrical member (Z, and the support 6 is also provided centrally with a forwardly-directed arm 0, which serves as a setting for a stone, jewel, or other ornament f. I also provide a vibratory member 9, having a central opening it, in which the ornamentf is placed, and in the form of construction shown the vibratory member 9 is circular in shape; but this vibratory member g may be of any desired form.

The vibratory member g is provided with two backwardly-directed members i, in each of which is a recess j, and these recesses j open back wardly and receive the hollow cylin drical members (Z and pass vertically through the backwardly-directed members i of the vibratory members g, and in the hollow cylindrical members (Z of the arms 0 is a pin k, and secured to each of these pins Within the hollow cylindrical members (Z is a spring at. One end of each of the springs m is secured to the corresponding pin k and the other end to the corresponding hollow cylindrical member cl, and as thus connected the member g will maintain a constant vibratory motion no matter how still or in what position the pin a be held. The support 7) is also preferably provided with a transverse bar a, which bears on the article to which the pin a is attached and serves to hold all the parts of the mounting in a forwardly-directed position; but this bar forms no essential part of this invention 7 and may or may not be employed.

With this mounting it will be seen that the jewel or other ornament is supported in a stationary position, while the surrounding or inclosing member g is maintained at all times in 7 5 a vibratory setting. Owing to this operation or vibration of the member 9 a brilliant and attractive effect is produced at all times.

Although I have also shown only one jewel or ornament f in the stationary setting, it will be apparent that a number or cluster of jewels or ornaments may be so supported, if desired, and it is evident that the mounting herein described may be applied to a great number of forms and styles of jewelry, precious stones, 5 and other ornaments, and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages. It will also be apparent that 9 the pin a is not an essential element of the invention, and the mounting herein described may be used as a brooch and in various other forms.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described, comprising a support, a central stationary setting for a precious stone or other ornament, and a vibratory member surrounding said setting and resiliently connected with said support, substantially as shown and described.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a support, a stationary setting for a precious stone or other ornament connected therewith, said support being also provided with forwardly-directed hollow cylindrical members at the opposite sides of said setting, and a vibratory member surrounding the setting and provided with backwardly-directed hollow members adapted to receive said cylindrical members, and pins passedivertically through said baclnvardly-directed members and through said hollow cylindrical members and DI'OVlClGCl with springs which are secured thereto and to said hollow cylindrical members, substantially as shown and described.

3. A device of the class described, a frame or support, a central setting for a jewel or other ornament, and an annular member inclosing said setting and resiliently connected With the frame or support whereby said annular member is maintained in a state of vibration, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 4th day of May, 1903.

ALFRED A. BOISMAURE.

WVitnesses:

F. A. STEWART, C. E. MULREANY. 

